High breathability cyclist hand glove

ABSTRACT

A high-breathability hand glove for use over a bicycle handlebar by a cyclist, said glove including an exposed perforated palm area ( 12 ) and a few cushioning pads ( 16, 18 ) surrounding said palm area, said cushioning pads ( 16, 18 ) being closedly spaced from one another so as to define at least a few air channels being formed radially therebetween, said air channels for evacuating bodily moisture escaping from said perforated palm area, each one of said air channels ( 20, 22 ) destined to be narrower than the diameter of the bicycle handlebar so that the bicycle handlebar cannot close said air channels upon the hand globe hand engaging the bicycle handlebar.

This application claims priority of provisional application 60/264,015filed Jan. 26, 2001.

This invention relates to clothing equipment for long-distance cyclists,and in particular to hand gloves with very comfortable features forcompetition racing cyclists.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Racing bicycles usually include a pair of arcuate tubular handlebars,laterally spaced from one another and spacedly overhanging the frontwheel of the bicycle. Each handlebar carry a finger actuatable brakelever assembly, mounted at the foremost web of the handlebar andconnected by a brake cable to a brake pad in transverse register withthe rim of a corresponding one of the two wheels of the bicycle. Thesetwo fore and aft extending handlebars merge with a transverse tubularbar forming an integral fore part of the stem of the bicycle main frame.

When the bicycle is in motion, these handlebars are to be grasped by thetwo hands of the cyclist. It is critical that the cyclists hands have agood command and control of the handlebars, as they are provide interalia for directional control of the vehicle, center of gravity stabilitycontrol of the cyclist and bicycle assembly, proper positioning andaccess for actuating the wheel braking system if need arises. However,as the cyclist pedals to maintain the bicycle in motion in uprightdynamic stability condition over ground, corresponding muscular exerciseis generated, and thus bodily heat and perspiration levels increase. Inparticular, perspiration levels tends to increase substantially at theends of the limbs, i.e. at the feet and hands.

Cyclists that ride racing bicycles for competition, and especially forlong-distance “marathon” type tracks, tend to use hand gloves forimproved comfort. Some of these hand gloves include pads inside the palmof the glove for comfort cushioning between the palm of the hand and thehandle bar. Others include perforated mesh material that allow freeescape and release of moisture from the hand palm perspiration.

However, an inconvenience of these hand gloves is that when the glovesengage the handlebar, the perforations in the central palm gloveportions in direct contact with the handlebar are in effect undesirablysealed, thus preventing the escape and release of moisture through theglove mesh material at the palm center portion thereof. Unfortunately,that is where moisture build-up tends to be most acute.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

An object of the invention is therefore to improve comfort of cyclistswearing hand gloves, by providing a glove that has features preventingsealing of the palm moisture-release perforations thereof when thehandle glove grasps the bicycle handlebar.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the object of the invention, there is disclosed ahigh-breathability hand glove for use over a bicycle handlebar by acyclist, said glove comprising: a) a main body made from a flexiblesheet material for wrap-around a cyclist hand, said main body includingan exposed central palm area; b) at least a few air and moisturecirculation apertures made through said central palm area; c) at leastone cushioning pad, made from a soft material and fixedly appliedagainst said main body adjacent to but spacedly from said exposedcentral palm area thereof, said pad being much thicker than said mainbody sheet material; and d) an air channel member, merging with saidpalm area and opening outwardly of said cushioning pad, said air channelmember forming both a fresh air intake port for providing outside airtoward said palm area, and a moisture outlet from bodily moistureescaping outwardly from said palm area; wherein said air channel membercooperates with said at least one cushioning pad in preventingaccidental sealing of said aperture of said palm area upon graspingengagement of said glove around the bicycle handlebar.

Preferably, said at least one cushioning pad is made from a partlycompressible material, for example closed cell foam.

In a first embodiment of the invention, it would be envisioned thatthere would be two separate pads, each of irregular U-shape and closelyspaced from one another, and wherein said air channel member is definedby an X-shape passageway defined between said two separate pads, thewidth of said passageway destined to be larger than the diameter of thebicycle handlebar. At least some of said apertures in said palm areacould be ovoidal in shape.

In an alternate embodiment of the invention, there could be threegenerally equidistant separate cushioning pads closely spaced from oneanother, and wherein said air channel member is defined by generallyT-shape passageways defined between said three separate pads, the widthof said passageway destined to be larger than the diameter of thebicycle handlebar.

In still another embodiment of the invention, there could be fourgenerally equidistant separate cushioning pads closely spaced from oneanother, and wherein said air channel member is defined by generallycross-shape passageways defined between said four separate pads, thewidth of said passageways destined to be larger than the diameter of thebicycle handlebar.

Preferably, the thickness of said at least one cushioning pad rangesbetween 1 and 13 mm, most preferably between 3 to 6.5 mm, with a minimumof 1 mm after compression.

The surface area of said exposed central palm area could range between0.5 to 1,500 square mm, preferably between 10 to 500 square mm, and mostpreferably be of a value of about 3 square mm.

The invention also relates to a high-breathability hand glove for useover a bicycle handlebar by a cyclist, said glove comprising: a) a mainsheet body for wrap-around a cyclist hand, said main body including acentral palm area; b) first channel means, integral to said central palmarea for enabling both bodily moisture escape from said central palmarea and fresh air intake into said central palm area; c) at least onecushioning pad, made from a soft material and fixedly applied againstsaid main body adjacent to but spacedly from said central palm areathereof, said pad being much thicker than said main sheet; and d) secondchannel means, merging with said first channel means and openingoutwardly of said cushioning pad, said second channel member formingboth a fresh air intake port, for providing outside air to said firstchannel means, and a moisture outlet from enabling escape of moisturecoming from said first channel means; wherein said second channel membermeans cooperates with said at least one cushioning pad in preventingaccidental deactivation of said first channel upon hand graspingengagement of said glove around the bicycle handlebar.

Said first channel means could then consist of at least a few two-wayair and moisture circulation apertures made through said central palmarea, said palm area remaining constantly exposed during use.

There could also for example be at least two separate pads, each closelyspaced from one another. Said second channel means could then be definedby a passageway defined between said at least two separate pads andopening outwardly thereon, the width of said passageway destined to belarger than the diameter of the bicycle handlebar.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the palm portion of a first embodiment ofcyclist glove, showing the peripheral cushion pads, main mesh materialand radial air channels;

FIGS. 2–5 are views similar to FIG. 1, but showing second, third, fourthand fifth embodiments respectively of the cyclist glove;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of a cyclist hand grasping a porton of abicycle handlebar, with the cyclist wearing the first embodiment of handglove of FIG. 1; AND

FIGS. 7 and 8 are enlarged cross-sectional views taken along lines 7—7and 8—8 respectively of FIG. 6.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

The racing cyclist hand glove 10 of FIG. 1 is made as a main elementfrom mesh material 12, i.e. a synthetic or fabric-like perforateflexible material whose perforation units are each of a size and shapeenabling free bodily heat release therethrough from the hand as well asfree humidity escape therethrough from the hand. The perforationfeatures of the glove mesh material 12 are of conventional nature. Thefive fingers 14 of the hand glove 10 are cut at the second phalanx, asis known in the trade, so that the finger tips F (FIG. 6) be free of themesh material and be able to freely engage the bicycle handlebar B. Thefinger portions 14 of the hand glove 10 are preferably lined with thesynthetic material LYCRA (TM). A hook and loop fastener band assembly 15(VELCRO-TM) may releasably close in a loop the wrist end of the handglove around the wrist of the cyclist. Overlock stitches form theannular ends of each open finger end portion mouth 14A.

In the first embodiment of glove shown in FIG. 1 as 10, two irregularlyU-shape thick cushion hand palm pads 16, 18, are mounted onto the mainperforated sheet mesh material 12, peripherally to the central meshportion free of cushion pad, so that an irregularly shaped star shapedmesh section 12a be formed at the palm portion of the hand glove. Starmesh section 12a opens freely at two opposite ends into the main sheetmesh material 12, along air channels 20, 22. It is noted that the widthof air channels 20, 22, should be smaller than the diameter of thebicycle handle bar, i.e. that the opposite registering ends of palm pads16, 18, while being spaced from one another, should be sufficientlyclose to prevent the bicycle handlebar to enter into contact with themesh material in either the central palm portion 12a or in air channels20, 22 when engaging the handlebar. In this way, the air channels 20,22, remain constantly open, whether the cyclists grasps the handlebar ornot, thus ensuring that moisture generated by perspiration at the handpalm area will not become trapped by the hand glove when the cyclistgrasps the bicycle handlebar, but will rather freely escape from theglove through central mesh palm portion 12a and in between the two pads16, 18, across air channels 20, 22.

Although the main sheet material of the hand glove 10 is preferablyshown as being 100% mesh perforated flexible sheet material, theperforated mesh sheet material could alternately be limited to thecentral X-shape palm area 12a and along air channels 20, 22, while theremaining glove flexible sheet material peripherally of the cushioningpads could be made from non perforated sheet material.

What is important here is that there be a differential thickness betweenthe thin central X-shape mesh palm area 12a, 20, 22, and the thickperipheral cushioning pads 16, 18.

Preferably, the cushioning pads 16, 18, will be made from a partlycompressible material, for added comfort, for example, a closed cellfoam. Alternately however, the cushioning pads 16, 18, could be madefrom a substantially incompressible soft material, for example, a bundleof fabric.

The thickness of the pads 16, 18, may vary for example between 1 and 13millimeters (mm), but preferably in the range of approximately 3 to 6.5mm.

The surface area of the exposed star-shape mesh palm area 12a, 20, 22,may vary for example between 0.5 to 1,500 mm2, but preferably in therange of 1 to 500 mm2, and most preferably of about 3 mm2.

With the present hand glove assembly, the following advantages areobtained:

-   -   improved dynamic palm hand cooling, in particular when the        cyclist is in motion over his bicycle;    -   faster drying of the hand glove, if wet from perspiration borne        moisture;    -   constant escape of perspiration borne moisture from the hand        palm area;    -   constant cooling fresh air intake availability; and    -   improved overall breathability of the hand glove.

In the second glove 10′ of FIG. 2, the palm area 12a′ is lined with alarge generally U-shape lower pad 16′ and a much smaller arcuate upperpad 18′. Palm area 12a′ in between the two pads 16′, 18′, is formed of anon perforated sheet material, but includes a number of central largeapertures 30, 32. Apertures 30, 32, are larger than the unit perforationin the main mesh material of the glove, with apertures 30 beinggenerally circular while largest apertures 32 are ovoidal and preferablyarcuate as shown. Apertures 30, 32, allow free heat release and moistureescape from the palm area of the glove, as in the first embodiment.Again, as in the first embodiment, the opposite facing ends of pads 16′,18′, should be spaced to form therebetween an air channel for escape ofthe heat and moisture, but sufficiently close so as to prevent thebicycle handle bar to undesirably come into sealing contact with thecentral apertures 30, 32.

A leather lining 33 (FIG. 7), for example, Amara leather, may beprovided to cover the cushion pads 16′, 18′.

In the third embodiment of cyclist glove illustrated as 10″ in FIG. 3,there are provided four quadrangular pads 31, 35, 34, 36, positioned atcorresponding corners of the palm area of the glove and spaced from oneanother. Two separate air channels 38, 40, are therefore formed at rightangle to one another, at the palm area in between the respective pads31, 35, 34, 36. The two air channels 38, 40, define in total fourseparate moisture escape outlets and/or fresh air intake ports. The mainsheet material of glove 10″ inside air channels 38, 40, may or may notbe perforated mesh, but preferably include a number of oversizedcircular apertures 42. The number of apertures 42 may be for examplebetween 10 and 30. Preferably, the two upper pads 31, 35, are smaller insize than the two lower pads 34, 36, for minimizing flexing discomfortwhen the glove is inserted into a cyclist hand. Again as in the otherembodiments of glove according to the present invention, the width ofthe transverse air channel 38 and thus the distance between the top pads31, 35, and the bottom pads 34, 36, must be smaller than the diameter ofthe bicycle handlebar, so as to prevent accidental handlebar bornesealing of the apertures 42 inside the transverse air channel 38.

In the fourth embodiment of cyclist glove illustrated as 10′″ in FIG. 4,the two upper smaller pads 31′, 35′, and the two lower larger pads 34′,36′, are generally ovoidal in shape. A few oversized ovoidal apertures,42′, for example three apertures 42′ as shown in the drawings, areprovided within the palm area circumscribed in between the four pads31′, 35′, 34′, 36′. Otherwise, the features and advantages are the sameas with the third embodiment of glove in FIG. 3. In the fifth embodimentof glove illustrated as 10″″ in FIG. 5, there are shown an upper roundedrectangular cushion pad 31″, and two lower ovoidal cushion pads 34″ and36″. A plurality of oversized circular apertures 42″ are made inside thepalm area of the glove circumscribed by the three pads 31″, 34″, 36″.Here, three different air channels 50, 52, 54, are formed peripherallyin between successive pairs of the pad trio 31″, 34″, 36″. Again, thedistance between the top pad 31″ and the two lower pads 34″ and 36″, andthus the width of upper air channels 50, 52, should be smaller than thediameter of the handlebar section onto which the glove wearing cyclisthand is coming in contact, so as to positively prevent accidentalsealing of at least a number of the moisture release apertures 42″.

FIGS. 7 and 8 suggest that although the cushioning pads may be partlycompressed against the handlebar B by the cyclist hand grasping thehandlebar B with glove 10 (10′, . . . ) there remain the air channels20, 22 that maintain a spacing gap between the handlebar and the handglove main sheet mesh 12a.

Obviously, the number, size and shape of the cushion pads and of themoisture release apertures or air channels could vary in still otheralternate cyclist gloves, without restricting the scope of the presentinvention. Other gloves could be envisioned, not illustrated in thedrawings. For example, in another alternate embodiment of cyclist glove,not shown, there is formed through the band palm cushion a generallystraight-U (or alternately V-shape) single notch, this notch extendingapproximately parallel to the thumb and opening downwardly at the wristportion of the glove. The main perforate mesh material bridges the gapformed by the notch. In still another alternate embodiment of cyclistglove, not illustrated, there is provided four smaller separate handpalm cushions, generating therebetween an approximately H-shapethinning. In the H-shape thinning, only the perforate mesh remains tobridge the gaps between adjacent palm cushions.

1. A high breathability hand glove for use over a bicycle handlebar by acyclist cyclist's, said glove comprising: a) a main body made from aflexible sheet material for wrap-around a cyclist cyclist's hand, saidmain body including a central palm area; b) a number of air and moisturecirculation apertures made through said central palm area; c) at leastone cushioning pad made from a soft material and fixedly applied againstsaid main body adjacent to but spacedly spaced from said central palmarea thereof said cushioning pad clearing said central palm area whereinsaid central palm area is thus exposed, said pad being much thicker thansaid main body sheet material; and d) an air channel member, mergingwith said exposed palm area and opening outwardly or of said cushioningpad, said air channel member forming both a fresh air intake port forproviding outside air toward said palm area, and a moisture outlet frombodily moisture escaping outwardly from said palm area; wherein said airchannel member cooperates with said at least one cushioning pad inpreventing accidental sealing of said apertures of said exposed palmarea upon grasping engagement at of said glove around the bicyclehandlebar; and wherein said at least one cushioning pad includes a firstpad and a second pad, said each first pad and second pad being ofirregular U-shape and closely spaced from one another, and wherein saidair channel member is defined by an X-shape passageway defined betweensaid (two separate) first pad and second pad, the width of saidpassageway designed to be smaller than the diameter of the bicyclehandlebar.
 2. A cyclist hand glove as in claim 1, wherein said at leastone cushioning pad is made from a compressible yet resilient material.3. A cyclist hand glove as in claim 2, wherein said cushioning pad ismade from closed cell foam.
 4. A cyclist hand glove as in claim 1,wherein at least some of said apertures in said palm area are ovoidal inshape.
 5. A high-breathability hand glove for use over a bicyclehandlebar by a cyclist, said glove comprising: a) a main body made froma flexible sheet material for wrap-around a cyclist hand, said main bodyincluding a central palm area; b) a number of air and moisturecirculation apertures made through said central palm area; c) at leastone cushioning pad made from a soft material and fixedly applied againstsaid main body adjacent to but spacedly spaced from said central palmarea thereof, said cushioning pad clearing said central palm areawherein said central palm area is thus explosed said pad being thickerthan said main body sheet material; and d) an air channel member,merging with said exposed palm area and opening outwardly of saidcushioning pad, said air channel member forming both a fresh air intakeport for providing outside air toward said palm area, and a moistureoutlet from bodily moisture escaping outwardly from said palm area;wherein said air channel member cooperates with said a least onecushioning pad in preventing accidental sealing of said apertures ofsaid exposed palm area upon grasping engagement of said glove around thebicycle handlebar; and wherein there are four generally equidistantseparate cushioning pads closely spaced from one another and whereinsaid air channel member is defined by generally cross-shape passagewaysdefined between said four separate pads, said glove for use with abicycle handlebar having a diameter larger than the width of at leastone of said passageways.
 6. A cyclist hand glove as in claim 1, whereinthe thickness of said at least one cushioning pad ranges between 1 and13 mm.
 7. A cyclist hand glove as in claim 6, wherein the thickness ofsaid at least one cushioning pad ranges between 3 to 6.5 mm.
 8. Ahigh-breathability hand glove for use over a bicycle handlebar by acyclist, said glove comprising: a) a main body made from a flexiblesheet material for wrap-around a cyclist hand, said main body includingan exposed central palm area; b) a number of air and moisturecirculation apertures made through said central palm area; c) at leastone cushioning pad made from a soft material and fixedly applied againstsaid main body adjacent to but spacedly spaced from said exposed centralpalm area thereof said pad being much thicker than said main body sheetmaterial; and d) an air channel member merging with said palm area andopening outwardly of said cushioning pad said air channel member mergingforming both a fresh air intake port for providing outside said towardsaid palm area and a moisture outlet from bodily moisture escapingoutwardly from said palm area; said air channel member cooperating withsaid at least one cushioning pad in preventing accidental sealing ofsaid apertures of said palm area upon grasping engagement of said glovearound the bicycle handlebar; and wherein there are two separate pads,each of irregular U-shape and closely spaced from one another andwherein said air channel member is defined by an X-shape passagewaydesigned to be smaller than the diameter of the two separate pads, thewidth of said passageway designed to be smaller than the diameter of thebicycle handlebar.
 9. A high-breathability hand glove for use over abicycle handlebar by a cyclist cyclist's, said glove comprising: a) amain body made from a flexible sheet material for wrap-around a cyclistcyclist's hand, said main body including an exposed central palm area;b) a number of air and moisture circulation apertures made through saidcentral palm area; e) at least one cushioning pad made from a softmaterial and fixedly applied against said main body adjacent to butspacedly spaced from said exposed central palm area thereof, said padbeing much thicker than said main body sheet material; and d) an airchannel member merging with said palm area and opening outwardly or saidcushioning pad said air channel member forming both a fresh air intakeport for providing outside air toward said palm area and a moistureoutlet from bodily moisture escaping outwardly from said palm area; saidair channel member cooperating with said at least one cushioning pad inpreventing accidental sealing of said apertures of said palm area upongrasping engagement of said glove around the bicycle handlebar; whereinthere are four generally equidistant separate cushioning pads closelyspaced from one another and wherein said air channel member is definedby generally cross-shape passageways defined between said four separatepads, said glove for use with a bicycle handlebar having a diameterlarger than the width of at least one of said passageways.
 10. A highbreathability hand glove for use over a bicycle handlebar by a cyclist,the glove comprising: a) a main body made from a flexible sheet materialfor wrapping around a cyclist's hand, the main body including a centralpalm area; b) a plurality of air and moisture circulation apertures madethrough the central palm area; c) at least one cushioning pad fixedlyapplied against the main body adjacent to but spaced from the centralpalm area, the cushioning pad including a compressible and resilientmaterial, the cushioning pad disposed generally peripheral to thecentral palm area wherein the central palm area is thus exposed; and d)an air channel merging with the exposed palm area and opening outwardlyof the cushioning pad, the air channel forming both a fresh air intakeport for providing outside air toward the palm area, and a moistureoutlet for moisture escaping outwardly from the palm area; wherein theair channel cooperates with the at least one cushioning pad inpreventing accidental sealing of the apertures of the exposed palm areaupon grasping engagement of the glove around the bicycle handlebar; andwherein the at least one cushioning pad includes a first pad and asecond pad closely spaced from one another, wherein the air channel isdefined by a passageway defined between the first pad and second pad andwherein the first and second pads comprise respective sidewalls andupper surfaces at edges of the sidewalls elevated from the flexiblesheet material of the main body, the upper surfaces being disposed tocontact the bicycle handlebar upon said grasping engagement and thefirst and second pads being responsively deformable such that theapertures in the central palm area are maintained at a distance from theupper surfaces.
 11. A hand glove as in claim 10, wherein the first andsecond pad protrude from the flexible sheet of the main body and whereinthe central palm area is inset relative to the first and second pads.12. A hand glove as in claim 11, wherein the passageway is insetrelative to the first and second pads.
 13. A hand glove as in claim 12wherein the first and second pads protrude in a direction generallyperpendicular to a plane of the flexible sheet of the main body andwherein the central palm area and the passageway extend across a portionof the plane of the flexible sheet, which is located between the firstand second pads such that the passageway is maintained in an openconfiguration during the grasping engagement.
 14. A hand glove as inclaim 12, wherein the passageway is delimited by the sidewalls and abottom surface extending between the sidewalls.
 15. A hand glove as inclaim 11, wherein a degree of protrusion of the first and second pads issufficiently defined such that the first and second pads are disposed tocontact the bicycle handle bar upon said grasping engagement with atleast a portion of the central palm area maintained in a positionproximate to and not in contact with the bicycle handlebar.
 16. A handglove, comprising: a main body, through which a perforation is defined,for wrapping a hand; a sheet material disposed on an area of the mainbody corresponding to a location of the perforation, the sheet materialbeing formed to define an aperture exposing the perforation as an airinlet and a moisture outlet; a first compressible and resilientcushioning pad applied to one of the main body and the sheet material ata position spaced from the aperture, the first cushioning pad includinga first sidewall; and a second compressible and resilient cushioning padapplied to one of the main body and the sheet material at a positionspaced from the aperture, the second cushioning pad including a secondsidewall, wherein the first and second sidewalls face the aperture inrespective directions to define a channel bound by the first and secondsidewalls and the surface of the sheet material at a location of theaperture, and during a grasping engagement or the hand with a bar, asurface of the bar, the first and second sidewalls and the surface ofthe sheet material at the location of the aperture cooperatively bound apassageway open to the aperture.
 17. The hand glove according to claim16, wherein the sheet material is formed to define the aperture as beingcircular.
 18. The hand glove according to claim 16, wherein the sheetmaterial is formed to define the aperture as being ovoidal and arcuate.19. The hand glove according to claim 16, further comprising a leatherlining to respectively cover the first and second cushioning pads. 20.The hand glove according to claim 16, further comprising third andfourth cushioning pads, each of the first through fourth cushioning padsbeing quadrangular and positioned at corners of a palm area of the mainbody.
 21. The hand glove according to claim 20, wherein the channel isdefined as two air channels at right angles to one another.
 22. The handglove according to claim 21, wherein the aperture is plural in numberand includes 10-30 apertures.
 23. The hand glove according to claim 21,wherein a width of a transverse one of the air channels is smaller thana diameter of the bar.
 24. The hand glove according to claim 16, furthercomprising third and fourth cushioning pads, each of the first throughfourth cushioning pads being ovoidal and positioned at corners of a palmarea of the main body.
 25. The hand glove according to claim 24 whereintwo upper ones of the cushioning pads are smaller than two lower ones.26. The hand glove according to claim 16, further comprising a thirdcushioning pad, one of the cushioning pads being an upper roundedrectangular cushioning pad and the others being lower ovoidal cushioningpads.
 27. A cycling hand glove, comprising: a main body for wrapping ahand and including an aperture extending through the main body as an airinlet and a moisture outlet; a first compressible and resilientcushioning pad applied to the main body at a position spaced from theaperture, the first cushioning pad including a first sidewall and afirst upper surface elevated from the main body; and a secondcompressible and resilient cushioning pad applied to the main body at aposition spaced from the aperture, the second cushioning pad including asecond sidewall and a second upper surface elevated from the main body,wherein the first and second sidewalls being spaced apart to define achannel bound by the first and second sidewalls and the surface of thesheet material at a location of the aperture, and during a graspingengagement of the hand with a bar, a surface of the bicycle handlebar,the first and second sidewalls and the surface of the sheet material atthe location of the aperture cooperatively bound a passageway open tothe aperture.
 28. The hand loye according to claim 27, wherein theaperture is plural in number and includes more than three apertures. 29.The hand glove according to claim 27, wherein a narrowest width of thechannel is smaller than a diameter of the handlebar.
 30. The hand gloveaccording to claim 27, wherein the cushioning pads have a surface arealarger than a surface area of the aperture.
 31. The hand glove accordingto claim 27, wherein the main body is mesh material.
 32. The hand gloveaccording to claim 27, wherein the apertures is located in a centralpalm area, the first cushioning pad is positioned above the central palmarea towards finger portions of the hand glove, and the secondcushioning pad is positioned below the central palm area towards a wristsection of the hand glove.